The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not
written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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Ex parte HUI-JUNG WU and JAMES S. DRAGE
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Appeal No. 2005-2522
Application No. 09/841,453
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ON BRIEF
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Before PAK, KRATZ and MOORE, Administrative Patent Judges.
KRATZ, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
This is a decision on appeal from the examiner's final
rejection of claims 2-29 and 31-34. We have jurisdiction
pursuant to 35 U.S.C. § 134.
BACKGROUND
Appellants' invention relates to a nanoporous silica film
and an integrated circuit comprising such a film. The claimed
film is described, at least in part, by a method of preparing the
same. The method requires the reaction of the film with a
surface modification agent under conditions to form a hydrophobic
coating on the film. The surface modification agent includes at
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